The farm shop was forced to remain closed for several hours after the break-in
A Cambridgeshire farm shop and café has been broken into. Cambridgeshire Police were called at about 8.30am on Sunday, June 28, with reports of a burglary at an address on Brockley Road, Elsworth.
The incident happened at Frank’s Farm and a crime has been raised for business burglary. Paul Sanderson, one of the co-founders and directors at Frank’s Farm, said he heard about the break in via a phone call.
He arrived to find “two of the doors taken off their hinges” with “one of them completely destroyed” and “glass all over the floor of one of the units”.
He added: “We are going to have to replace both of the doors, the locks and it was obviously the knock on to the business yesterday because we were unable to open on time. We had lots of people coming down for breakfast and we just weren’t able to open because of the damage and the clear up.”
He said a lot of people were “disappointed” on Sunday (June 28) as they were unable to have their coffee and breakfast. Mr Sanderson emphasised that “it is just one of those business disruptions you just don’t need”.
He continued: “The team pulled together really well. We had a lot of support from those who weren’t [scheduled] to be on to say ‘can we come in and help?’ It was a case of everyone pulls together and we crack on for the customers.”
Mr Sanderson said he has supplied police with CCTV footage. Investigations are ongoing. The force has urged anyone with information to contact police online or via 101 quoting reference: 35/48397/26.
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